Printing Flash files
Use the Print dialog box to specify the range of scenes or
frames you want to print, as well as the number of copies. In
Windows, the Page Setup dialog box specifies paper size,
orientation, and various print options—including margin settings
and whether all frames are to be printed for each page. On the
Macintosh, these options are divided between the Page Setup and
the Print Margins dialog boxes.
The Print and the Page Setup dialog boxes are standard within
either operating system and their appearance depends on the
printer driver selected.
To set printing options:
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Choose File > Page Setup (Windows) or File > Print
Margins (Macintosh). |
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Set page margins. Select the Center options to print the
frame in the center of the page. |
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Choose to print every frame in the movie or only the
first frame of each scene with the Frames option. |
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For Layout, choose one of the following options: |
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Actual Size prints the frame at full size. Enter a value
in the scale option to reduce or enlarge the printed
frame. |
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Fit on One Page reduces or enlarges each frame so it
fills the print area of the page. |
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Storyboard options print several thumbnails on one page.
Set the number of thumbnails per page with the frames
option. Set the space between the thumbnails with the
story Margin option. Click Label to print the frame label
as a thumbnail. |
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To preview how your scene is arranged on the printer paper:
Choose File > Print Preview.
Solving printing
problems
If you experience problems printing Flash files on your
PostScript printer, one of the filled areas in your drawing may be
too complex. (This is more common with older PostScript Level 1
printers.) There are two solutions to this problem:
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Choose Disable PostScript in the Print Margins dialog
box (Macintosh) or in the Options dialog box (Windows),
and try printing again. This can slow down printing
considerably, but it should solve the problem. |
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Simplify your drawing. Printing problems are typically
caused by a single large area of color with complex
borders. You can solve this problem by dividing the
complex area into several simpler areas. Use Modify >
Curves > Optimize to reduce the complexity of such
areas. |
Also note that Flash cannot print transparency (alpha channel)
effects or mask layers.
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